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i think this will be accretive as $39bn of cash was just sitting there collecting minimal interest and motorola is moderately profitable. google has a strong m

i think this will be accretive as $39bn of cash was just sitting there collecting minimal interest and motorola is moderately profitable. google has a strong management team with a pretty successful bolt-on acquisition history. even though this is one of their largest acquisitions, i have faith in the management team to either sell off the hardware component of the business, or otherwise somehow make this transaction a success.

intended 15y ago
I expect the same, spinning off the H/W component, but if they do that, they can't use it as a shield/target for the other android handset phone manufacturers. As for the patent portfolio, from what news I've currently read, it seems the patents aren't the most valuable commodity.